GeForce GTX 950A vs Radeon HD 5970

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 950A and Radeon HD 5970, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 950A stacks up against Radeon HD 5970, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 950A

Radeon HD 5970

Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 950A	Radeon HD 5970
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	294 Watt
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort

Radeon HD 5970 has 292% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 950A.
GeForce GTX 950A is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 5970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTX 950A has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5970.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 950A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 5970 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 950A is 268 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5970.
GeForce GTX 950A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5970 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5970 is 1998 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950A.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	12−14	10−12
ultra / 1080p	7−8	6−7
QHD / 1440p	2−3	1−2
low / 720p	24−27	24−27
medium / 1080p	14−16	14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950A in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 9% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	20−22	18−20
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
QHD / 1440p	3−4	1−2
low / 720p	40−45	35−40
medium / 1080p	21−24	20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950A in Battlefield 5 is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GTX 950A and Radeon HD 5970 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	190−200	180−190
medium / 768p	150−160	150−160
ultra / 1080p	80−85	75−80
QHD / 1440p	45−50	45−50
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	120−130	110−120
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950A in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 4% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	30−35	30−33
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
GeForce GTX 950A and Radeon HD 5970 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	100−110	95−100
medium / 768p	80−85	80−85
ultra / 1080p	50−55	50−55
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950A in Dota 2 is 3% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	14−16	12−14
ultra / 1080p	12−14	12−14
4K / 2160p	5−6	5−6
low / 720p	30−35	30−33
medium / 1080p	14−16	14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950A in Far Cry 5 is 6% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	21−24	20−22
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	85−90	80−85
medium / 1080p	40−45	35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950A in Fortnite is 7% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	21−24	18−20
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
QHD / 1440p	6−7	5−6
low / 720p	40−45	40−45
medium / 1080p	24−27	21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950A in Forza Horizon 4 is 4% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	75−80	70−75
medium / 768p	65−70	60−65
high / 1080p	24−27	21−24
ultra / 1080p	10−11	9−10
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950A in Grand Theft Auto V is 9% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	8−9	7−8
ultra / 1080p	6−7	5−6
4K / 2160p	2−3	1−2
low / 720p	21−24	21−24
medium / 1080p	10−11	10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950A in Metro Exodus is 11% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	100−110	100−110
ultra / 1080p	95−100	95−100
medium / 1080p	100−110	100−105
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950A in Minecraft is 0% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	20−22	20−22
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	45−50	45−50
medium / 1080p	21−24	21−24
GeForce GTX 950A and Radeon HD 5970 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p	12−14	12−14
ultra / 1080p	9−10	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	21−24
medium / 1080p	14−16	12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950A in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 7% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	45−50	40−45
medium / 768p	27−30	24−27
high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	9−10	8−9
4K / 2160p	7−8	7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950A in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	95−100	95−100
medium / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	30−33	27−30
high / 768p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950A in World of Tanks is 1% more, than Radeon HD 5970.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 950A	Radeon HD 5970
Architecture	Maxwell	TeraScale 2
Code name	GM107	Hemlock
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	13 March 2015	18 November 2009
Pipelines	640	1600
Core clock speed	993 MHz	725 MHz
Boost Clock	1124 MHz
Transistor count	1,870 million	2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	44.96	58.00
Floating-point performance	1,271 gflops	2x 2,320.0 gflops
Length		305 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2002 MHz	4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	32.03 GB/s	128.0 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	5.0

GeForce GTX 950A vs Radeon HD 5970

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